Growing connectedness since 2008 may have deepened social and political divides. More friends could mean more conflict—and less tolerance.

It is only by arming ourselves with critical thinking skills that we can separate the truth from the half-truths, weasel words and the outright falsehoods to which we are exposed on a daily basis.

Donald Trump did not fire NASA’s Sean Duffy. He re-nominated Jared Isaacman and Duffy continues as acting administrator.

The "freshman 15" have become infamous enough to catch researchers' attention.

What Zuckerberg described—what is now unfolding—is the beginning of a new digital era, more actively anti-social than the ...

In just over a year, Mamdani went from a rank outsider to being elected the mayor of the nation's largest city.

Political scientist Robert Putnam wants to fix the U.S.

Scientists have uncovered clues to a 4,000-year-old mystery — the hidden logic behind where ancient Chinese built their tombs ...

U.S. science always suffers during government shutdowns. Funding lapses send government scientists home without pay. Federal agencies suspend new grant opportunities, place expert review panels on ...

A social media page that frequently posts fabricated stories about alien life shared another outlandish tale about alien robot spiders in Antarctica.

"Social scientists can collect data to help policymakers better understand problems in the world," said Alexander Hertel-Fernandez.

Amplified by social media, the overwhelmingly positive balance between population benefit and individual damage is forgotten. This has been the case for Covid vaccinations, where politics and health ...